Equal Access--Is It Possible?

I believe providing equal access to the digital world to all students is definitely a possibility. There are so many technological tools out there that there surely will be something for every learner. As a teacher, it would be up to me to search for those tools in order to guarantee there is equal access among all my students.

It is also extremely important to provide time for the students to work with the technology. It should be factored in to each school day on a regular basis, rather than just for special activities or lessons. Providing the students with the ability to use technology on a regular basis can be difficult to do, but not impossible. Even you have a class of 20 students, you can set aside time for the them to interact with the technology. One way to do it, although not ideal, would be to set a schedule for the students. Since there are five days in a typical school week, each day four students can have a good amount of time to interact with the technology. This would work, but not ideally because the class isn't always working on the same activities or lessons on Friday as they did on Monday, therefore the students who go on either end of the week would be at a disadvantage. However, there is a way to fix this. Each week, the students could switch days, so the same four students wouldn't go on Monday.

In order to successfully provide equal access for the students, it takes a lot of time, energy, and compromise from the teacher.